DEN68D0283

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Gallup, NM · May 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1968
Place
Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7931FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110090

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1410  68/5/25    GALLUP,N MEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0555                    N7931F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY NOT DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7931F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mckinley

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